Elizabeth Duncan, who called herself Bettie, kept a diary while in Lawrence, Kansas during 1864. The article states, "This article will examine Bettie Duncan's diary for patterns of daily life and for family and community relationships in a tension-filled time in Lawrence, Kansas, near the end of the American Civil War.

Notes

The editors of this book of essays are Dennis, Domer and Barbara Watkins. This article appeared in Kansas History magazine, V.10, no. 4, Winter, 1987-1988, p. 275-89.